Computer Certifications Vs. College?
Question by ka0sc0de: Notebook Certifications Vs. College?
So, I’m looking at a GED because of the fact that teach is a waste of time. Beyond that, I’m looking for notebook certifications. What opportunities are there for someone with certifications rather than a college degree. Obviously, I plot to go back later and get a degree, but for now I couldn’t commence to afford it.
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Answer by Brent B
community college isn’t that expensive…
I wish I would have gotten some certs when I got my GED…
What kind of background do you have with computers? The A+ is a fantastic way to get an entry-level position probably no more than $ 12 w\ small to no work experience.
Depending on where you want to go with your career, you should look into uncommon areas of study and taking some courses at a community college. If your parents don’t make very much money you might be able to get money from FAFSA to pay for your classes…
I paid for nearly 2 years of classes and the past year was paid for through fafsa, and this coming year should be too.
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Going the certification send is harder. For some companies certifications do not mean anything. They look at experience and a degree.
Fortunately I found a decent job going the certification send. Also they have tuition reimbursement so when I plot on going back to college, they will pay for my classes. That’s what you should look for in a company. It was not simple though. Finding my job was hard to do. I spent alot of time going to interviews and not getting any calls back. Yeah, it’s fantastic I found a excellent job, but I sacrificed making more money going the shorter send.
If I were you, I would go to college now and then go for certifications.
Thinking long-term, a 4-year degree is worth more than professional certifications. Most hiring managers won’t let you through the door without a degree. Speaking from private experience, you won’t be finding a decent IT job without that BS degree. Certifications mean more with a year or two of real-planet experience under your belt.
Best-case:
Get your degree. Take as many internships as you can get while going to teach, both for the hands-on experience and the professional networking that goes by the side of with it. Include a insignificant in business to go by the side of with your major in Notebook Science. There’s not an employer on the planet that doesn’t appreciate understanding of how business works … and - also speaking from experience - you never know when you’ll get sick of the corporate grind and start your own business.
In this area the living with relatives thing: I know nothing of your situation. But, I do know my own. Members of my family have been supportive of some relations’ college endeavors and unsupportive of others’. The difference was drive. It’s one thing to live in a spare bedroom, take 20 credits a semester, manage an internship every summer, and work 3rd shift while you do it. It’s a further thing entirely to live in a spare bedroom, work a dead-end minimum-wage job, hang with your friends, and take 1 class a semester or none at all in anticipation of “you can afford it”. Unless you’re already part of an independently wealthy family, you *can’t* afford college. But neither can you afford *not* to get a degree.
Money for college is there if you just look and are smart with what you have. Student loans, Pell Grants, public and private scholarships (which may or may not have anything to do with grade top average) are all there for the taking. Only do community college if they have an arrangement with a 4-year university that will transfer 100% of your credits. Community college is not less expensive if you have to re-take denied transfer credit!
Dragging out your education because you “can’t afford it” will really end up costing you more in the long run; it isn’t worth it. If it takes you 5 or 6 years to do a 4-year degree because you spent time out of teach in internships and work study programs, you’ll be a year ahead of all the other 4-year grads with no experience. This means you’ll be able to negotiate a higher salary, which means you can pay off the cost of your education that much sooner.
If it takes you 5 or 6 years on a 4-year degree because you took time off to work in an unrelated field… you’re behind the curve. You have no applicable experience, no professional contacts, no letters of recommendation - and likely just as much teach-correlated debt and a lower salary.